Craven & Co Commercial Directory 1853
PUDDINGTON, or PODD1NGTON, is a small village and parish, in the hundred of Willey, diocese of Ely. It is 14 miles north-west of Bedford, 4 miles north of Harrold, and 4 miles south of Higham Ferrers. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is a handsome stone edifice, with tower and spire, and underwent considerable repairs a few years since. The living is a vicarage valued at £150, in the gift of Richard Longuet Orlebar, Esq., who is lord of the manor. The Rev. Edward Thomas Cardale is the present incumbent. There is a National School here.
Hinwick is a hamlet of this parish, in which are the seats of Richard Longuet Orlebar, Esq., and of William Augustas Orlebar, Esq. They are handsome stone mansions, surrounded with extensive parks. That of the former is called Hinwick House, the latter Hinwick Hall. In to reign of Henry VIII, the vicar of this parish was hung at Woburn, with the abbot of that monastery, for withstanding the measures of that imperious monarch. The population in 1851, was 612.
National School - Cass William, master. Average number of scholars, 30
Carrier - Wellingborough — West William, Wed and Sat, 10am; returns, 5 pm
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Gentry
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| Carrtale |
Rev. Edward Thomas, M.A., vicar |
| Orlebar |
Richard Longuet, Esq., Henwick house |
| Orlebar |
William Augustus, Esq., Henwick hall |
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Trades
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| Austin |
George, blacksmith |
| Austin |
Jonathan, farmer |
| Brown |
Richard, farmer |
| Cass |
William, National schoolmaster |
| Chowler |
Charles, baker and grocer |
| Clarke |
William, farmer |
| Denton |
Daniel, beer retailer |
| Goosey |
Richard, farmer, grocer, and baker |
| Hagutters |
Ann, "Orlebar Arms" |
| Lovell |
George, wheelwright |
| Lovell |
Thomas, carpenter and builder |
| Pashler |
George, farmer |
| Rivett |
James, bricklayer |
| Rootham |
Samuel, farmer |
| Scroxton |
Eusebius, beer retailer |
| Smith |
William, farmer |
| Tye |
Joseph, farmer |
| White |
James, farmer and maltster |
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Kelly’s Directory 1885 Introduction
PODINGTON (or Puddinton) is a parish and small village, 14 miles north-west from Bedford, and 3 north from Irchester station, in the hundred of Willey, county court district and union of Wellingborough, rural deanery of Felmersham, archdeaconry of Bedford and diocese of Ely. A small brook rises on the confines of the parish, above the village of Henwick, over which there is a stone (county) bridge of three arches, built by Mr. Orlebar in 1779. The church of the Virgin Mary is a handsome edifice of stone, in the Transitional, Early English, and Later styles, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch and a western tower of Early English date, with crocketed Perpendicular broach spire containing a clock and 4 bells: the chancel retains an Early English piscina, and in the north wall are four sepulchral arches, two semi-circular and the others pointed, but now blocked with memorials to the families of Payne and Child; the carving of the porch door, Perpendicular, is unusually rich: in the church is a monument to General Livesay, 1717, a descendant of Sir Michael Livesay, the regicide, and there are many memorials to the Orlebar family from 1658; of the Childs from 1647, and the family of Payne from 1624: in the nave is a brass effigy with inscription to John Howard, 1518, and in the church and churchyard are inscribed stones to the Rev. William Bamford, vicar, 1734; and the Rev. Oliver St. John Cooper M.A. vicar, 1801: the porch has been rebuilt and the south aisle re-roofed with new timber and lead, at a cost of about £220: in 1883 the church was again restored, at a cost of £330: the font is circular and the whole exterior surface is covered with zigzag moulding: the church plate includes a chalice, presented by Elizabeth Livesay, in 1707; and there is a black letter Bible, dated 1613: the register dates from the year 1662. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £113, with residence, in the gift of Richard Orlebar esq. and held since 1854 by the Rev. James Geldart M.A. of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The poor have £2 10S. yearly from Goosey's charity, bequeathed in 1844. Hinwick House, the residence of Captain J. Mallet, is a fine rectangular mansion of stone, three, storeys in height, with Corinthian pilasters dividing the first two storeys and a balustraded parapet; it dates from 1710, and has fine old gardens and attractive grounds, with fish ponds; the house contains a full-length portrait of Charles I; the head by Vandyke; one of Cromwell, and a portrait of William III by Sir Godfrey Kneller, and many others of the Orlebar family: the staircase is hung with tapestry, and there is a good library, particularly of French and Italian works, and a collection of coins found in the neighbourhood. The old manor house is now a farm. About 1850 a small bronze figure was found in a field called "Belham" near Hinwick, and a Roman funeral urn and graves have been discovered in "Great Close." Hinwick Hall, occupied by Captain James Richard Creagh Scott, is an earlier structure, and in part of Elizabethan date, containing some valuable pictures, tapestry, coins &c.; there are terraced gardens and pleasure grounds, with a bowling green and a long avenue, adjoining a fine park. Richard Orlebar esq. J.P. is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is loam; subsoil, clay, and rock in places. The chief crops are wheat and pasture. Pillow lace is made here; also bricks for building purposes. The area is 2,770 acres; rateable value, £3,500; the population in 1881 was 543.
Hinwick is a hamlet, 1 mile south.
Parish Clark, David French.
Post Office—William Tye, receiver. Letters arrive through Wellingborough at 8.45 a.m.; box closes at 4 p.m. & 10.30 a.m. on Sundays. Wollaston is the nearest money order & telegraph office
Wall Letter Box, Hinwick, cleared at 4.15 p.m. week¬days & 10.45 a.m. Sundays
National School (mixed & infants), built in 1843, & enlarged in 1868, for 100 children; average attendance, 75.
| Geldart |
Rev. James M.A. [vicar] Vicarage |
| Hampton |
William, Podington lodge |
| Orlebar |
Richard J.P. Hinwick |
| Orlebar |
Richard Rouse Boughton J.P. Hinwick |
| Mallet |
Capt. J. Hinwick house |
| Scott |
Capt. James Richard Creagh, Hinwick hall |
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Commercial
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| Austin |
John, blacksmith |
| Blyth |
John, corn merchant |
| Brown |
William, farmer |
| Cross |
Robert, shopkeeper |
| Knowlton & Sons |
timber merchants |
| Lovell |
Geo. wheelwright & carpenter, Hinwick |
| Norman |
John, shopkeeper, Hinwick |
| Parsons |
John, farmer |
| Parsons |
William, farmer |
| Sayer |
Elizabeth (Mrs.), beer retailer, Hinwick |
| Tye |
William, baker, shopkeeper,& farmer |
| Tysoe |
Thomas, beer retailer |
| Westley |
Thomas, farmer |
| Wyldes |
Hubert, farmer, Hinwick |
| Wyman |
Robert, farmer, Hinwick |
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